[Various] The Deposed Crown Prince's Survival Story

Although the number of princes and princesses in Xianyang Palace is increasing, Prince Gao, the second prince of Qin, is still very happy at the age of three.

He has a mother with a prominent background, a high position, and who is favored; a father who is busy with work but still loves him dearly; and a cute little girl who was born this year. Although the little girl can't call him "brother" in her grandmother's voice yet, looking at her pretty little face, Prince Gao can drink a few more sips of milk.

"Zhao Xiaogao, why are you still drinking milk?"

Young Master Gao looked at the person who appeared before him like a ghost and shouted angrily, "I've told you so many times, my name is not 'Zhao Xiaogao'!"

“I know, your name is Zhao Gao… but when you say Zhao Gao, I think of the one by my father’s side, and then I can’t help but want to beat you up… what was your father thinking when he named you? Little Zhao Gao!”

"Waaaah... You're bullying me again! I'm going to tell Father and Mother!"

Gongzi Gao covered his face with his hands, squatted on the ground, and began to sob.

Before I could finish thinking about what I was thinking, if there was anything else that Gongzi Gao regretted in his life, it would probably be that he was always being bullied by his older brother who was three months older than him.

The name of the wicked older brother was given by the father, but his own name was determined by the officials. When the wicked older brother turned three, the father, despite being busy with work, attended the entire birthday banquet, but at his own birthday banquet, the father only showed his face and sat for a short while.

Besides that, there are so many other things... It's not fair at all.

Come to think of it, if she hadn't been sulking because of the birthday banquet, she wouldn't have run off to play in the yard by herself, and if she hadn't run off to play in the yard by herself, she wouldn't have been cornered by Fusu.

Gongzi Gao squatted on the ground, a shadow looming over his head like a small mountain, making him feel as if he hadn't read the "Day Book" before leaving home.

The "Day Book" was a Qin Dynasty version of the Chinese almanac, but he couldn't use it because he couldn't read.

“How can a real man cry like this? You tell your father, and I'll tell my father too, that I came here today because my father sent me! My father said that we are brothers, and the eldest brother is like a father to me, so he told me to take good care of you! I didn't come to see you before because you were too young, but now you are three years old, not a one- or two-year-old anymore. You should be able to go out and have fun with your older brother."

"Ugh...no..." The young master pouted and shook his body, saying, "I'm scared!"

"Don't worry, little brother, don't be afraid. I'll protect you!" With that, Fusu stretched out his hand to Gongzi Gao, smiling broadly, and said, "Come on! Don't be afraid!"

The young master raised his head, his handsome and adorable face streaked with tears. He looked at Fusu's outstretched hand with teary eyes and remained silent for a long time.

Can I say that what I'm afraid of is you? I don't need your protection, I just need you to ignore me!

Gongzi Gao looked at Fusu with a wronged expression, like a young wife who had encountered human traffickers.

Fusu was not a good-tempered person. Seeing the young master's dawdling and hesitant effeminate appearance, he finally couldn't help but raise his fist and say, "Zhao Xiaogao! If you don't put your hand over, I'll beat you up!"

Look, look! You big bad guy! You've shown your true colors, haven't you?

If you get up, you might be able to go out and play by yourself; if you don't get up, you'll definitely get a beating.

Even though Gongzi Gao is only three years old, he is still a profit-driven child.

Quickly pulling Fusu to his feet, Gongzi Gao pointed to the basket on Fusu's back and asked, "What's in this?"

"look by youself!"

Although he was only three months taller than the young master, Fusu was much taller. He turned slightly to the side so that the young master could see the contents of the basket from above.

Gongzi Gao glanced into the basket and was immediately terrified by what was inside. "How come it's a child? Or... is this... Hehua?"

Hehua is Fusu's younger sister from the same mother and Ying Zheng's eldest princess. She is only eight months old this year. Just because she is the eldest princess, she was directly given the title of "Princess Huayang" by Ying Zheng, becoming a princess with an official title without any merit.

It's important to understand that this wasn't a few hundred years later, when every princess and prince could receive an official title.

In this era, the emperor himself did not have a large territory, and only the most favored princesses and princes would receive titles and fiefdoms.

Therefore, if a princess or prince is not favored, the princess is a product of a political marriage and will eventually marry out, so all that is needed is to prepare a dowry according to custom. As for the prince, he can only travel to various states to find work on his own. Perhaps his generation can live a life of comfort and ease because of his princely status, but the next generation may only be able to become a servant of the direct descendants, just like Zhao Gao, who was also from the Qin royal family.

Even so, Prince Gao still felt sorry for Hehua, who was born a human being but did not even have a proper name.

On the mountain grows the hibiscus, and in the marshland grows the lotus.

The name Hehua is obviously derived from "Fusu," indicating that no one put any thought into choosing the name.

Thinking of this, Gongzi Gao, who had also suffered because of his name, couldn't help but feel more sympathy for Hehua. "Why did you bring Hehua here?"

"Mother told me to take good care of my little sister and play with her, so I'm taking good care of her and playing with her," Fusu said with a self-righteous expression.

What?! That's not how you wear it at all!

Prince Gao could already imagine how panicked the people in Lady Mi's palace must be now after discovering that Fusu and Hehua were both missing.

So heartbreaking! Who's the real older brother anyway? Why does Father favor such an idiot?

"Come on, let's not talk about this anymore. Come on, let your brother take you out to play. Don't you want to go out and play?"

"Go out and play..." Of course I want to! I want to go out so badly!

Let alone going out to play, even the vast Xianyang Palace is not a place that young masters like them can set foot in at will.

Aside from playing in the garden in his mother's palace and going out to visit his father, the only place he could play every day was the imperial garden in the palace.

Therefore, upon hearing Fusu say he wanted to go out and play, Prince Gao immediately forgot what he had been thinking and excitedly said, "Let's go!"

“Then come with your brother!” Fusu grabbed Gongzi Gao’s hand, waved his little hand, and led him to a large tree in a secluded corner of Lady Zhao’s palace.

Seeing Fusu excitedly patting the tree trunk, Gongzi Gao suddenly remembered something. "I remember that Mother Consort was very strict in managing the palace. Ordinary people couldn't even think about entering the palace without a palace token, so... hehe... how did you get in, brother?"

Fusu turned to look at Gongzi Gao, a knowing smile on his face that made Gongzi Gao's heart tremble.

Mother! Could it be the one I'm thinking of?

"Hehe... What do you think?"

No! Big brother! I really can't climb trees! I'm only three years old!

After clinging to Fusu's leg and crying and making a fuss, Fusu finally accepted the fact that his younger brother was a weakling who couldn't even climb a tree.

"Ahhh! You're so stupid! No wonder Father asked me to play with you more. As a cute boy, you can't even climb a tree. How dare you call yourself a boy?" Fusu looked at Gongzi Gao with anger and resentment.

Gongzi Gao looked back at Fusu with teary eyes, "Mother won't let me climb."

"Useless! Utterly useless! You can't even climb a tree, are you even a boy?" Fusu said, quickly lifting the hem of Gongzi Gao's robe to look at his lower body, which was wearing open-crotch pants. After confirming that the person in front of him was indeed his younger brother and not his younger sister, he sighed heavily with helplessness, "Little monster! What am I supposed to do with you?"

"Let...let me go...sob..." Gongzi Gao covered his lower body with his hands, looking pitifully at Fusu and said, "Big brother, please have mercy and let me go back?"

“Let you go back? How could that be? Hmm… never mind, I’ll carry you over!” Fusu said, reaching out to grab Gongzi Gao.

Gongzi Gao wanted to escape, but how could he be faster than Fusu? Don't let Fusu's chubby appearance and short legs fool you, he can roll a ball!

Therefore, Fusu simply grabbed him and pulled Prince Gao into his arms.

"What hug? This isn't a hug at all!" Prince Gao, who was being carried on Fusu's shoulder like a sack of rice, screamed in pain, kicking his legs wildly as he tried to jump off Fusu.

"Cough cough... You're not a girl, why are you hugging me? Don't move, don't move... I told you not to move!" Fusu slapped Gongzi Gao's little bottom hard several times and said in a threatening tone, "If you keep making trouble, I'll throw you out!"

After being frightened by Fusu, Gongzi Gao dared not cause a big fuss anymore, and instead made a series of soft "woo-woo" sounds.

If Fusu hadn't been so bold, he would have thought the sound was ghostly.

"Hehua, gag him!" Fusu shouted.

Gongzi Gao rolled his eyes, looking at Hehua standing in the basket, excitedly looking around. Are you kidding me? Hehua is only eight months old this year. It's good enough that she can understand human speech, let alone be able to shut up? Brother, are you kidding me?

Unfortunately, facts speak louder than words.

He Hua not only completed the task assigned by Fu Su, but he completed it perfectly.

A diaper silenced a chattering mouth.

"Hehe, my sister was raised by me since she was little. She might not dare to listen to others, but she will definitely listen to me."

"Woo woo woo woo woo..." Why use the word "train"? Dude, are you training a dog?

"Stop crying, your brother doesn't understand. But don't worry, Zhao Xiaogao, you don't need to look down on Hehua's intelligence. After your brother has disciplined you, I believe you will be even smarter than Hehua."

"Waaaaaahh ...

Two lines of regretful tears streamed down Gongzi Gao's face. "Mother, I was wrong. I will never dare to run around outside again. There really are man-eating monsters outside."